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Neutron Stars Explained in Simple Words for Laymen
Neutron stars are formed from the core of some starrs. Neutron stars generally have a radius of only around 12 km. With masses exceeding 1.4 times that of the Sun, these are some of the densest objects in the Universe. A tablespoonful of...
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Nervous System Explained In Simple Words
Your nervous system is why you can see this video, scratch your neck, feel hungry and ask yourself, Who am I? The human nervous system is a fascinating system with 86 billion neurons and about the same number of glial cells. The main...
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Multiverse Theory Explained: Does the Multiverse Really Exist? Truth of Multiple Realities
Multiverse theory suggests that our universe, which consists of billions and billions of planets, stars and galaxies and extends out tens of billions of light-years, may not be the only universe that exists. There could be another...
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Methusaleh: The oldest tree in the world | What's the mystery of trees' immortality?
No one can beat trees at living long. Methusaleh, the single oldest living tree, that we've discovered, is over 4,800 years old. On the other hand, Pando is a colony of quaking aspen trees all born from the same over 70,000 year old root...
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Lunar and Solar Eclipse Explained: A Beginner’s Guide to Eclipses
Solar and lunar eclipses are celestial phenomena that occur when the sun, moon and Earth align in a way that either the moon casts a shadow on Earth or the latter casts a shadow on the moon. So what are the similarities and differences...
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Jump From Space: What Happens If You Do A Space Jump?
Jumping from space is considered to be quite a task. And with good reason! Because no one has ever done it, or even attempted it. Red bulls sponsored a high-altitude jump performed by Felix Baumgartner, and it was famously called a...
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Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Immunity Explained
The immune system (or immunity) can be divided into two types - innate and adaptive immunity. This video has an immune system animation. The innate immune system consists of defenses against infection that are activated instantly as a...
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How Transistors Work - A Quick and Basic Explanation
Do you know how transistors work? What is it about transistors that make them the building block of so many electronic items, like computer, laptops, smartphones and tablets these days? What is a transistor? The transistor is arguably...
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How to live without a heart or a brain - Lessons from a Jellyfish
The jellyfish is one weird sea animal. What makes it even weirder is that it doesn’t have a brain or a heart. Though it doesn’t have a brain, it does have a nervous system in the form of nerve nets and some have a structure called a...
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How Scientifically Accurate Is The HBO Miniseries Chernobyl?
Chernobyl is an HBO mini-series that reintroduced the world to the nuclear catastrophe that occurred on April 26th, 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union, in what is now Ukraine. The series followed the tragedy that...
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How Robert J. Oppenheimer became the ‘Father of the Atomic Bomb’
Robert J. Oppenheimer, born on April 22, 1904, is known as the father of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer was awarded a PhD in theoretical physics and was interested in the emerging field of quantum physics. As a scientist at the University...
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How Hurricanes Form? Why Hurricanes Spin AntiClockwise in North and Clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are formed due to violent storms that originate over oceans and seas and move towards land, potentially causing extensive damage to both life and property. But there is a very interesting thing related...
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How Does A Helicopter Work: Everything You Need To Know About Helicopters
A helicopter works on the principle of aerodynamic lift - an upwards force that opposes the weight of the helicopter and holds it the air. So how exactly do the rotors of helicopters help them fly? For any object to fly in the air, it...
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How Do Sunflowers Face The Sun?
Young sunflowers face the sun when it rises in the east and then track its motion in the sky throughout the day till it sets in the west in the evening. The process repeats the next day, as sunflowers return to their ‘starting’ position,...
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Hawking Radiation Explained: What Exactly Was Stephen Hawking Famous For?
Hawking radiation was first discovered by English scientist Stephen Hawking in 1974. Prior to this discovery, our knowledge of black holes was very limited. It was believed that black holes were completely black and that they did not...
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Gut Microbiome Explained in Simple Words
The gut microbiome are the trillions of microorganisms – primarily bacteria, but also fungi, viruses and protists – that live inside your digestive system. Scientists are discovering that these microbes are vital for us to live healthy...
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Gasoline (Petrol) vs Diesel: Which one is better? A Beginners Guide
Gasoline (petrol) and diesel are extracted from the same raw material crude oiland pass through various levels of refinement. Yet, they have different thermal characteristics, making them suitable for very different purposes. For...
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Entropy : Why is it Predicted to Cause the Heat Death of the Universe?
Heat death of the universe, also called The Big Chill or Big Freeze, will happen when the entropy of the universe will be so high that everything and everyone that lives in it will perish. This will happen because an organism living in...
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Endocrine System: Glands and Hormones
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Higgs Boson (The God Particle) and Higgs Field Explained in Simple Words
The Higgs boson is a wave, ripple or disturbance in an invisible, all-permeating field called the Higgs field. In the year 1964, Peter Higgs, François Englert and four other scientists proposed a rather unique idea to explain why certain...
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Here's Why the Underwater Remains of RMS Titanic are Becoming Smaller Everyday
The RMS Titanic is disappearing. In 20-30 years, the wreck of RMS Titanic might not exist. The so-called “unsinkable” ship sank in 1912, and now, over a hundred years later, due to iron loving microbes eating the ship.
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Grandfather Paradox: Explained in Simple Words
The grandfather paradox is considered the biggest, most popular objection to the logical possibility of backwards time travel. It characterizes a hypothetical situation in which a time traveller goes to their past and ends up causing an...
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Google Maps Secrets: How Exactly Does Google Maps Work?
How Google Maps work? How does Google Maps know about the traffic conditions? How is it so accurate about predicting traffic conditions? This is a short, animated videos for kids and laymen to understand the science and technology that...
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Glial Cells: Definition, Types, Functions of Glial Cells | Role in Psychology
Glial cells are various types of brain cells. There are 3 main types of glial cells - astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglial cells. These cells protect neurons, help neurons pass information, and keep the brain healthy. These group...